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A 'calabash' that reflects the melting pot of the African population: this is what the recently totally renovated soccer stadium in Johannesburg is being called.
Modern architecture in Africa is inseparably linked to the post-colonial era. Architect Antoni Folkers has written a book about the sometimes difficult relationship between New Architecture and traditional African architecture.
In March of 2010 a raging fire destroyed the graves of four Bugandan kings just outside the Ugandan capital of Kampala. The incident is all the more regrettable because Africa still leads the Unesco World Heritage List
During Heritage Day Brazil, which took place in Rotterdam early October, a fresh, broad perspective on international cooperation in heritage preservation was promoted.
From punk musician to neo-traditional folksinger is a radical change. Especially when the musician is a young Chinese with Mongolian roots from Beijing.
The South African Ministry of Culture launched a contest for the design of a memorial centre focusing on Sarah - Saartjie - Bartmann and her people, the Khoi San in March 2009.
The exposition African Terra Cotta: a Millenary Heritage, on display until 15 September 2009 in the Barbier-Mueller-museum in Geneva, has been targeted in a campaign against art theft.
